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VOLUNTEERS (continued) <br />We do not believe it is possible to have too many volunteers--all those interested in being <br />volunteers and who successfully complete volunteer training will have their skills and motivation <br />utilized! Because of people's schedules, we anticipate that there will be more individuals <br />interested in volunteering on weekends rather than weekdays. Where possible, we will organize <br />our volunteer tasks accordingly (e.g., trying to fill the adoption schedules for weekends so that <br />volunteers will be able to do them.) We will ask a minimum commitment of volunteers of a 3-hour <br />block of time every two weeks. Our goal is to build up a volunteer corps where hours and tasks <br />are relatively stable--this will enable the volunteers to become "experts" in their own right as to the <br />work they do. They will also develop a rapport with the staff members who are usually working <br />during their particular time slot. <br />Our team of Executive Director and HSOC Board Members has well over 50 years experience in <br />training volunteers and doing shelter volunteer work themselves. This is unprecedented to find <br />this amazing collection of first-hand knowledge, ready to jump in and mobilize an active, dynamic <br />volunteer program. We recognize that the building of such a program will not be simple. <br />However, we believe that the foundational principle that will guide the building of the volunteer <br />program is simple: assume that every would-be volunteer cares as much about animal welfare as <br />we (the board and leadership) do, and that the volunteer sincerely wants to do his or her part to <br />make the Orange County animal shelter as humane and welcoming to animals (and human <br />visitors) as possible. <br />21 <br />